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You may have seen other “Five to Follow” posts sharing five DEN educators to follow or connect with here on the DEN Blogs. Over the next several months, the posts are going to take a slightly angle – the Five to Follow will all be related via some sort of theme. This time around, we

During Connected Educator Month, we shared a couple of blog posts called “Five to Follow.” The idea was to have the DEN Community share the people they learn from and with so we can let others in the community grow their PLN. We are going to take a slightly different approach today. Rather than

This is the second post in our 5 to Follow series. To read the first, go here. As you know, the DEN is about connecting educators to their most valuable resource…each other. We try to do that in a variety of ways, but have always found that the best connections begin from an initial sharing

As you know, the DEN is about connecting educators to their most valuable resource…each other. We try to do that in a variety of ways, but have always found that the best connections begin from an initial sharing of ideas and thoughts. Over the years, we’ve seen connections in the DEN grow into wonderful friendships

We are always looking to help connect educators to their most valuable resource…each other. We know the DEN Community is very connected and many of you have connected with other DEN members who have shared resources, ideas, and tips that you’ve benefitted from. As you’re reading this, names are probably popping into your head right

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One of my least favorite trends in education is hatin’ on PowerPoint. Visual presentation in and of itself isn’t the problem! A quick glance of Google search results for “PowerPoint meme” sums up the anti-PowerPoint narrative sweeping the web: PowerPoints can be dreadfully boring, and relying solely on teacher-centered instruction is problematic. That being

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I pride myself on my lectures. I was voted “Best Lecturer” in the 2013 Sherwood High School yearbook. I’ve been told that my lectures are easily understood, engaging, interactive with plenty of student discourse–and I’m pretty darn funny! My students consistently scored very well on the Advanced Placement U.S. history exam. So what’s the issue? Lecturing works.